One computer is running Vista Ultimate. The second is running Vista Home Premium. Both have Service Pack 1 installed. Both are running Windows Live OneCare. (Turning off the Firewall doesn't help). I've followed the directions shown in http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx. I can see the network shares in Windows Explorer. I can connect to the Public share. When I try to access other shares, I get a Network Error dialog that states "Windows cannot access \\LOFT-HP\Documents. Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose. In the Details, it says Error code 0x80070005, Access is denied. On the LOFT-HP machine, I used Advanced Sharing, selected "Share this Folder", and set Permissions to Full Control for Everyone. When I press the Diagnose button on the Network Error dialog, I get these messages: "Documents" is available but the user account that you are logged on with was denied access. Windows cannot further diagnose the problem because network diagnostics does not know the user name and password that is required to connect to the shared folder. Make sure you typed the path correctly and you have permission to access the shared folder. If you are trying to access the shared folder with a user name and password that is different from what you used to log on to this computer, ensure that you have entered them correctly. Click for more information about permissions. I have this same problem with other folders that I've shared. I am so frustrated with Windows networking. Any help will be appreciated. --Jim

Hi Jim, Would you let me know where the folder Documents is stored? Is it in the same partition as the folder Windows or the known Documents folder under the user profile or other location? Additionally, please perform the following steps to check the result: 1. Create an account with the same user name and password on both Windows Vista machines. 2. Add this account to Administrators group on both Windows Vista machines. 3. Logon with this user account and access the share folder. Hope it helps.

I just ran into this and the solution was much easier. I was trying to share a subfolder of Program Files. All I did was copythat subfolderto the root and share that instead and all problems went away. Both machines are running Vista. Hopefully this adds some insight.

OK, same thing I came up with a while ago, but... can you see the desktop from the laptop using Windows Explorer, or can you only attach?

"EDIT i think iv cracked it guysTo give you unrestricted access across the network, make Everyone appear inthe Security Tab. Go to the D drive in Disk Management, right-click it >Properties > Security Tab > Edit > Add then type Everyone (not the quotes)and below it select your preferences, e.g. Read or Full Control. Now Apply,OK etc. to finish."This worked great, and was exactly the problem I was having with my partition! Thanks!

Thanks a lo! You are a genius... this really works Thanks

Gentlemen, while adding "Everyone"into the security tab as solved your current problem it creates another. Anyone, and that is any one at all who gains ingress to your network can now access this share. As long as there is nothing there that you need to A) maintain in a secure mannerOrB) mind the whole world eventually having access tothen your ok. Please remember that the use of "Everyone" allows literally everyone to get into your partition or file structure.Just something to think about.

Great! Your fix worked, Atrotter! Much appreciated!

I am having the same problem. I have tryed the fixes above and still will not allow access. I can access the public but not the others. I have a vista 32 and a vista 64 machine that will not share( other than public). Any help

What I finally got to work was to share the C:\ drive on the uncooperative machine.

This worked like a dream for me as well. It is super frustrating because in advanced sharing I had already set permissions up. windows SHOULD have made it an automatic feature that the root drive would have those permissions as well. Thank you sir. You just made my day.

OMG - how simple it was! I was Very Lazy with my home PC and ran it w/o a passphrase. Once I entered the passphrase all was smooth as silk. My MS does look after its errant children.

DUDE U r a genious! How did u figure that out? U must be Bill Gates's son! Thank you so much!! I Love You! rofl CYA!